we know stray The game is coming to Xbox due to its ESRB rating, but now we know exactly when we’ll be able to play as Sweet Ginger Tabby on Microsoft’s system–August 10.
In iGamesNews’s humble opinion, this is definitely a game you’ll want to play, and don’t just take our word for it: Plenty of players love playing it.
The game was highly anticipated upon release, topping the Steam wishlist charts prior to release, and breaking the publisher’s Steam concurrent players record with over 62,000 players upon release. It also became the platform’s highest user-rated game of the year.
It’s also the most downloaded PS4 and PS5 game in North America in July 2022, and the most played game on PlayStation Plus in the twelve months following the service’s rebrand in June 2022. Free for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers. An estimated 4.5 million people have played the game on PlayStation.
Nominated in multiple categories in 2022, Stray won Best Indie Game and Best Indie Debut at The Game Awards 2022. It has also been nominated for three DICE Awards and multiple Baftas.
Developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive, Stray was announced for PC, PlayStation 4 and PS5 in 2020, with an early 2022 release date. However, it was pushed back to a mid-year release, eventually launching on July 19, 2022. After release, the developers teamed up with cat charities to save real-life homeless cats.
Stray will be removed from PS Plus on July 18, so if you’re a PlayStation user, you might want to play it before it disappears.